Improvement in buckles



@einen tstrs @anni @ffice- Lettere Peteur Ne. 80,454, dated July 28,1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN BUCKLES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, JOHN G. CLIFTON,ofNorthiield, Boone county,lIndiana, have invented u. new and vusefulImprovement in Buckles; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull and exact description thereof,

referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon.

Figures I and II represent the opposite sides of my improved buckle,with a leather strap inserted therein. Figure III is a sectional view ofthe same, taken longitudinally, and representing two of thebuckle-tongues. The object of my improved buckle is to atl'ord aconvenient means of uniting the straps of leather which are necessary inthe construction of bridles or parts of harness and similar articles,without sewing; and my invention consists in the construction andcombination of the bars, double tongues, and slots or loops, ashereinafter described.

The sides a a are connected together at one end of the buckle by the twocross-bars 6 b, between `which there is an opening or loop for thestraps to pass, and at the other end the connection consists of: asingle bar, c. At the centre of the buckle the bars a a are connected bythe bar d, and the tongue-hinge e, as represented in the drawings. Thetongues j are hinged centrally, and are arranged to secure two straps oflcatherorfother material, introduced from the opposite ends of thebuckle. The tongue j, working independently of the tongues z'z', acts asa single buckle-tongue, and the e'ndof a strap secured by it will bepassed through the loop between Y the hars b b, while the end of thestrap secured or fastened by the tongues z'z' will be introduced in theslot or loop formed by the tongue-hinge e and bar d, as will b e readilyseen by reference to the drawings.

Buckles of this construction will enable a person to form any suitablenumber of leather straps, or like material, into the usual structure ofa bridle, or similar article, without the aid of sewing, and the partsso attached may be readily adjustediso as to enlarge or contracttheisize of the article so made.

Having fully described my improvement in buckles, what Iclaim therein,`and desire to secure by Letters Pat-ent, is A y The arrangement of theloops ofthe frame of the buckle at one end, and at thc centre thereof,between the bars b b and d e, in, combination with the tongues z'j,acting upon the opposite sides of the frame in the manner and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony whereof, Ihave hereunto set my hand, this 1867.

JOHN G. CLIFTON.

day of i Witnesses:

JNO? L. SMLTHMYER, W. H. HAY.

